by | Mar 24, 2011 | Towing
When GM CEO Daniel Akerson recently compared one of his company’s cars to a can of Diet Coke, investors and, no doubt, employees cringed. After all, the belief that cars were no more than expensive consumer products is what cau…
by | Nov 23, 2010 | Towing
The initial public offering of General Motors last week netted $11.7 billion for the U.S. Treasury, which invested taxpayer money into keeping the then-struggling automaker solvent during the financial crisis as part of its Tr…
by | Nov 18, 2010 | Towing
For the first time since June 2009, shares in General Motors have begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange, opening Thursday at $35. In early morning trading, the Detroit automaker’s shares continued to drive higher, up ove…
by | Nov 17, 2010 | Towing
General Motors will increase the size of its IPO by almost one-third to meet strong investor demand.
The company said it will increase the IPO to 478 million common shares, 31% more than the planned 365 million. These figures exclude the amount of sha…
by | Nov 15, 2010 | Towing
GM reportedly plans to raise the price range on its pending initial public of stock to as much as $33 a share. The increase to $31 to $33 a share from the initial $26 to $29 a share is being prompted by strong demand for the st…